{"id":8682,"date":"2020-06-16T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/?p=8682"},"modified":"2020-06-16T05:00:47","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T09:00:47","slug":"st-peter-newsletter-june-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterorthodoxchurch.com\/st-peter-newsletter-june-16-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter Newsletter June 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Second Sunday after Pentecost
Second Sunday of Matthew <\/h2>\n

Martyr Julian of Tarsus; Martyr Aphrodisius of Cilicia; New-Martyr Nikita of Nisyros near Rhodes<\/h4>\n
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The Martyr Julian Of Tarsus, in Cilicia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Who Was the Martyr Julian Of Tarsus, in Cilicia?<\/h4>\n

The Holy Martyr Julian of Tarsus was born in the Asia Minor province of Cilicia. He was the son of a pagan senator, but his mother was a Christian. After the death of her husband the mother of St Julian moved to Tarsus, where her son was baptized and raised in Christian piety. When Julian reached age 18, a persecution against Christians began under the emperor Diocletian (284-305). Among those arrested was St Julian. They brought him before the governor Marcian for trial, and for a long time they urged him to renounce Christ. Neither tortures nor threats, nor promises of gifts and honors could convince the pious youth to offer pagan sacrifice and deny Christ. The holy confessor remained steadfast in his firm faith.<\/p>\n

For a whole year they led the martyr through the cities of Cilicia, everywhere subjecting him to interrogation and tortures, after which they threw him in prison. St Julian’s mother followed after her son and prayed that the Lord would strengthen him. In the city of Aegea, she besought the governor to permit her to visit the prison, ostensibly to persuade her son to offer sacrifice to idols. She spent three days in prison with St Julian, exhorting him to be strong until the end.<\/p>\n

St Julian was again brought to stand before the governor. Thinking that the mother had persuaded her son to submit to the imperial decree, the governor began to praise her prudence. But suddenly she boldly confessed Jesus Christ, and even more fearlessly and boldly denounced polytheism. The governor then gave orders to cut off her feet, since she had accompanied her son from Tarsus. They tied the Martyr Julian into a sack, filled with sand and poisonous snakes, and threw it into the sea. The body of the sufferer was carried by the waves to the shores of Alexandria, and with reverence was buried by a certain pious Christian. The martyr’s death occurred in about the year 305. Afterwards his relics were transferred to Antioch. St John Chrysostom honored the holy Martyr Julian with an encomium.<\/p>\n

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St. Thaddeus (Jude) the Apostle Divine Liturgy Friday, June 19 2020 at 9:30am<\/h2>\n

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The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle Jude was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and his brother, along with St. James, by virtue of being the son of St. Joseph the Betrothed. He is also called Levi or Thaddeus and sometimes the name Jude is rendered as Judas, but he is not to be confused with Judas Iscariot, the Apostle Matthew (also called “Levi”), or the Apostle Thaddeus of the Seventy. He is referenced in the Synoptic Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, and wrote an epistle which is part of the New Testament. His feast day is on June 19.<\/p>\n

Jude was the brother of St. James and son of St. Joseph, Betrothed to the Theotokos. Sometimes he is called Levi or Thaddeus (some English translations call him “Judas”). He protested along with Simon and Hosea when the elderly Joseph wanted to leave a portion of his estate to Jesus upon his death. He was often called ‘brother of James’ out of humility and shame for he did not believe in Christ at first, yet St. James did.<\/p>\n

He was one of the Twelve Apostles (not to be confused with the Thaddeus of the Seventy Apostles) and after the Ascension he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Galilee, Idumea, Syria, Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Armenia. While preaching in the area around Ararat he was captured by pagans, crucified and killed by being shot with arrows.<\/p>\n

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Yearly Sts. Peter and Paul Feast Day Celebration — Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy on June 28\/29 2020<\/h2>\n
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Every year St. Peter’s of Bonita Springs and St. Paul’s of Naples celebrate their feast days together — Sts. Peter and Paul. We alternate yearly on where we celebrate the feast. This year St. Paul’s in Naples is the host and all services will be celebrated there.<\/p>\n